Rhymes With Orange

soon, I promise

kate will post again soon, i promise.

Until then, enjoy some pictures she updated in the albums... and enjoy me messing around with this post... WEEEE!!!! partay time!

What to talk about.. well.. I need to mention everything in the tags I added so...

Anger: I'm not angry right now

Annie: Hi Annie, i'm sure you'll read this

Bethy: Howdi Beth

Blondness: i'm not blonde...

Books: read any good ones lately? Share them in a reply. I'm fond of Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy, chronicals of narnia and dave berry books

caspian: he's doing much better now, we had a major scare with him, but he's recovering nicely.

Chloe: I never noticed both of their names started with C... and here we thought C was for cookie... NO COOKIE FOR JOO

Daily: Hello.. at the tone the time will be 11:40pm on Sunday August 26th.. BEEP

Depression: sucks, nuff said

Family: hi everyone! I dont steal her blog often enough... love ya'll.

Goodbyes: Not yet, still have many tags to go...

Google search: search for my name... youll find some CEO's of coporations and stuff.. interesting.... What are some of the cool stuff that people the share your names have done?

happiness: opposite of depression. Much better and happier for all!

House: it's still standing. We need to repaint it soon...

Japan: it's a country.. we live here. hi Japan! and Hi Yoko Ono!

MSN Search: Did she ever post about google and msn searches? one has to wonder.. reply below.

Mike: Thats me!

Music: Itunes is great...

PMS: Never had it. explian below if you're a male and have had PMS.

Pictures: Weee... kate likes pictures

Piper: God bless her...

Quotes: I wonder what quotes will come from this post...

Random Stuff: i think this post covers this topic itself.

Romeo: poor guy, he was very cute and loveable.. if only he wouldn't have been so scared =/

Sadness: I'm kinda sad after talking about the pippa and romeo... meh..

Television: We'll be glad to watch actual TV... not AFN.. AFn is ok, but i'll be nice to pick whatever we want to watch, not what they want!

travel: Louisiana is next on the travel list

Worries: I worry about many things. Post what you worry about. We can talk about it...

yarn Stuff: I dont have any yarn stuff except the sweater she made me. She should make more stuff for me! I want toe warmers!

permalink: I dont think this is actually a topic, but I dont feel done with this post quite yet...

comments: I expect alot of comments! Now post! Comment away!!!!!

Oh, and thanks for all the birthday comments and replies! If anyone sent me anything personally, i'll get back to you soon! I promise. been busy, very very busy....

I hope ya'll enjoy the post!

-Mike

Thankful

Thank you all so much for your sweet words. I can't even express how blessed I was this morning to read all of your notes full of comfort, prayers and love. I wish I could hug you all.

Lastnight was hard. I kept dreaming of Romee. Dreaming that he was alive, healthy and huggable. Neither of us slept very much. I think it was hardest on Pip though. She spent most of the night sleeping on my chest licking my hands like she used to when she was a small kitten. We cried everytime we heard her get up and start searching the house.

We've decided that it's best not to wait to start looking for another cat. Romee can never be replaced, and we're not trying to, but Piper needs a friend. She can't be alone. And the longer we wait, the harder it will feel when we do start looking again.

God sent Romee to us for a reason, and we believe that He has another kitty in our future. Romee wasn't the end. He was only the beginning.

(I promise a happier post later. I have be back up to my old knitting tricks again, and I have some works in progress to share =)

Nothing named is ever lost

As I sat there holding his tiny body close to me, I felt the sickness of the bitter irony in my stomach. Here I was holding him like I'd longed to do for so long. To stroke him lovingly, kiss his head, finger his soft ears. And now it was only because I was saying goodbye. I leaned in and hugged him gently. Hot tears stung my cheeks, and I whispered in his ear, "Romeo. You are very loved. We have been blessed to be your mama and daddy even if it was only for such a short time. We have loved you and enjoyed your company very much. You are ours. You will always be ours. We named you. And nothing named is ever lost. We will always love you." And then we both kissed him, and I opened the door, and the vet took him from me. Gently cradling him like a baby and crying herself. And then she hugged me and whispered how sorry she was, and we shut the door. It was over.

Goodnight Romeo. We will always love you.

Romeo Alexander Rafferty Watrous             2003 - 10/11/06

Romeo...my Romeo...

Romeo passed away early this afternoon. We took him to the vet and after they drew blood from him something disterbing was discovered. Romeo had only .6% red blood cells. Normal is 30%. He was suffering tremendously and having a hard time even drawing breath and keeping his eyes open, so we made the hardest decision we've had to make since we were married: We had Romeo put to sleep.

I'm cringing as I type. The words look so cold on the screen. They stand out and scream at me. Put to sleep. As if it were all that simple.

Mama-blog

Last night, we were able to hold Romeo for the first time. I only wish it were under better circumstances. I don't know if he allowed himself to be handled because he felt so sick and needed some love or whether he simply didn't have the strength to resist, but I finally got to hold my baby. My poor, poor, sick baby.

Today I am headed to the vet and praying that all he has is a nasty cold. I am so grateful to God though that he's allowing himself to be handled while he's sick. Before now, I haven't been able to get him medical care because of his aversion to being touched, held, caged or even looked at sideways. It seems he's almost given up, for lack of better words.

I'm worried. I've grown to love this trembling ball of fur even if he won't let me touch him. Each of my cats are like kids to me. I know it seems silly to say, but it's so true. It's 7:30am, and I have already been on my hands & knees this morning cleaning and disinfecting a cat carrier and bathtub that were peed in by an unfixed male cat, gently cleaning the same cat who peed on himself because he was so weak couldn't stand up on his own and then carrying the towels he peed in to the washer. If that isn't mama love, I don't know what is.

In which I go on, and on, and on about the cats...but what's new?

Picking names was much harder than I thought it would be. I spent the better part of last night practicing with them, "Romeo Orange! Stop biting that shoe! Romeo Amore! How many times must I tell you to stop eating the draw string on my pants?! Romeo Jones! Would you please stop gnawing on Piper's tail?" The poor cat looked rather perplexed for awhile, but I've finally chosen. The winners are Nicole and Paula! Congrats =D And thank you so, so much to everyone who submitted names! (Annie, I swear I thought about your names. Do I still get to go to Chicago? Maybe just in the trunk? Please? ;)

Internet, meet Romeo Alexander Rafferty (Even longer than Piper Jane Margret). A big name for a handsome kitty. Yes, I did pick two, but no worries because there are prizes for two (Kinda forgot to mention that I cannot just give a cat one name. They MUST have a middle name! ...or two.)

Romeo seems pleased with his new name...I think. Mostly he stares at me with wide eyes because I am apparently all that is evil in this world. He loves Mike. Glares at me with the kitty glare death. He'll warm up eventually. He'd better because I'm the one who changes your litter box darn it! You'd BETTER love me!

Piper has been happily teaching her new brother all of the naughty things that make Mama's eye twitch. Like the fine art of pushing puzzles off tables, eating plants 101, how to open the bedroom door at night and of course how to climb the screen door so that it makes the most amount of noise possible.

I'm so glad she isn't lonely anymore =)

Commentpalooza

Holy amusing comments Batman! I was so not ready for the incredible influx of comments! I didn't know that mom had started the contest yet. I've decided that it ends at Midnight Tokyo time tonight. That's 11am EST.

There are some great names too! This is gonna be hard for me and Mike to pick =) Keep them coming!

Welcome to the Watrous clan, Romeo

So as Mike has already informed you, Romeo is here to stay. We're still working on a middle name for him, but I think I'm gonna wind up having a contest. Mom will be supplying the prize. Anyone interested?

Romeo and Piper have become inseparable.

He thinks the sun rises and sets on her. She thinks he's her own personal punching bag. So far this relationship is working out well for them.

I didn't think about it till Annie mentioned it the other day, but Romeo is a little, furry answer to prayer. Mike and I have been praying that God would help us find a friend for Piper and without us even realizing it, here he is. Our very own Romeo _________ Watrous ;)